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Seattle Drivers Not Sure if They Have Hit Everyone Yet

Michael van Baker — Wed, 31 Jul 2013 18:04:05 +0000

Who knew that a lack of rain would make Seattle drivers even worse? At midnight, record-keepers will be marking into the books the first all-dry July in 50 years. But along with the terrific weather has come an alarming rise in cars colliding with bikes and pedestrians. Is it just more people taking to their … Continue reading →

City Council to Nickelsville: Stop Being Homeless by Sept. 1 or Face Eviction

Michael van Baker — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:58:58 +0000

"No one wants simply to displace campers," goes the letter, whose sole clearly articulated objective is to displace campers. Otherwise, it refers to emergency shelters (which for many of the campers, homeless for years and proud of their limited possessions, would be step backwards) and permanent housing, of which there is too little available to accommodate Nickelsville residents, even if they were granted priority.

ABC Voters (“Anyone But Conlin”) Can Now Choose Between Carver and Sawant

Michael van Baker — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:28:47 +0000

With the deadline for a declaration of candidacy approaching on May 17, Brian Carver, "a 33-year-old Kindle product director at Amazon.com," has joined Kshama Sawant in the race to oust Richard Conlin, reports The Stranger's Cienna Madrid. Conlin, who holds a Master's in political science, was first elected to the Council in 1997, and has since then worked to legalize miniature goats and ban plastic bags at grocery stores.

City Council Looks into Micro-Housing’s Free Lunch

Michael van Baker — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:24:49 +0000

"One sore spot," admitted Richard Conlin recently, "has been the way that developers have used their ‘unit count’ in different ways depending on what City regulation they are working with." Land use code counts units, as mentioned earlier, by kitchens. But "some developers," Conlin says, also applied for a Multi-Family Property Tax Exemption (MFTE).

Op-Ed: City Council Has Nickelsville’s Rat-Infested Floodwater on Its Hands

Michael van Baker — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:34:23 +0000

"I don't think we should accept the idea that people are doomed to be homeless and live in tents," Conlin had told Publicola in November 2010. In October 2011, the Council passed legislation making it easier for religious groups to host tent cities for longer periods of time.

City Council’s Two “No” Votes on Arena Justify Their Lack of Love

Michael van Baker — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 18:51:50 +0000

Conlin, who studied history as an undergraduate, sounds like a history major still when he argues that, "Only since World War II has it become customary for local governments to be primary funders--and the current trend may be away from public finance." That "only" refers to about 70 years.